Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego

A unique place that helps to understand contemporary Warsaw. This interactive museum commemorates the largest armed underground action in German-occupied Europe during World War II. The 1944 Uprising, as it is referred to, changed the face of Poland's capital forever.
The multimedia exhibition captures the atmosphere of insurgent Warsaw, shows not only the military history of the 63 days of fighting and the daily life of the civilian population, but also describes the post-war communist terror. Walking on the granite cobblestones among the rubble of the destroyed capital, you will listen to the stories of the insurgents and see the insurgent memorabilia. You'll understand how the soldiers moving through the sewers felt and get a bird's-eye view of the razed capital in the film "City of Ruins".
You can also have your photo taken with a faithful replica of a B-24J Liberator. Such planes were used to carry out airdrops of aid to fighting Warsaw.
The heart of the facility is a steel monument running through all the floors of the building. Its walls are covered with the dates of the successive days of the uprising and bullet marks, and from inside it comes the sound of a beating heart, symbolising the life of Warsaw in 1944.
In the Freedom Park adjacent to the Museum, look out for the Wall of Remembrance. It is engraved with nearly 11,000 names of soldiers who died in the Rising. Be sure to also look out for the insurgent murals by famous Polish artists on the "Wall of Art"